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    Online museum of the Long Island Rail Road and gallery of railroad photos by LIRR historian and archivist Art Huneke, retired LIRR Towerman (Block Operator, later termed Asst. to Train  Director). LIpass1970sm.jpg (31526 bytes)

    NY Cross Harbor Railroad
    A website dedicated to the NY Cross Harbor Railroad's past and present, featuring rosters, photos, maps and history's as well as operations of this once great short line in the heart of the Brooklyn Waterfront. A fabulous site on this industrial rail line.  
    By Paul Strubeck.

     

    Long Island Rail Road Photos & Recollections
    Dave Keller's 5000+ pictures, stories, vignettes....Fabulous material, perhaps the only existing intact collection of material stretching back into the 19th century in private hands.
    A rail historian and published author on this topic with two books:  

    The Long Island Rail Road 1925 to 1975.  Arcadia Publishing, 2004.  LIRR-Bk 1-Keller-Lynch.JPG (23943 bytes)

    Revisiting The Long Island Rail Road 1925 to 1975.   Arcadia Publishing, 2005. LIRR-Bk 2-Keller-Lynch.JPG (16933 bytes)

    Twin Forks NRHS
     The Twin Forks Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society  publishes The Railway Post Office, sponsors trips to railroad related destinations, and is seeking members.  

    Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal - History of Operations 1875-1983
    Philip M. Goldstein's most comprehensive and authoritative website of the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal on the world wide web. This website maintains the largest photo archives of  Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal motive power you are ever likely to see on the web.   

     

    Industrial Railroads and Locomotives of Brooklyn & Queens, NY
     Philip M. Goldstein's is primarily a compilation of industrial steam and some primitive electric, gas or oil mechanical locomotives that operated in the New York City metro area, and a history of the railroad that operated those locomotives. Primarily this website is concerned with railroads in Brooklyn & Queens. He has also included a very small terminal railroad from Staten Island, due to it's unique locomotive.

    Military Railroads and Locomotives of the New York Metropolitan Area
     Philip M. Goldstein's website is a compilation of steam and some primitive electric and gas/mechanical locomotives that operated on Military Installations in the New York City metro area. 

    Long Island Rail Road Parlor Cars
    The focus of this website is the parlor cars of the LIRR during the last four decades of the 20th century. In addition to the parlor cars, this website also offers some information on the group of lightweight passenger cars, mostly coaches, acquired "secondhand" from several railroads (Bangor and Aroostook, Florida East Coast, Kansas City Southern, New York Central, and Penn Central) to upgrade service.  Great Stuff by Jack Deasy

    Sunrise Trail Division
    The official site of the National Model Railroad Association Northeast Region (NMRA) Division. LIRR clinics, events, Cannonball Newletter, etc. A great resource for the modeler and fan alike.

    The West Island Model Railroad Club 
    Home of  The Allegheny & Western Railroad; one of the Largest and Most Technically
    Advanced HO Scale Model Railroads in the Region.

    The club is located in Farmingdale, Long Island, NY, at 188 Merritts Rd. (at the corner of Motor Av.) in the basement of the Merritt Shopping Center--entrance is behind the stores-right side-downstairs--We meet on Tuesday and Friday evenings around 7 p.m. . Our telephone # is: 516-293-0994.

    Abandoned LIRR
    Abandoned LIRR is a site dedicated to the past, present and future of the vast network of abandoned LIRR stations, spurs, and anything related. While being focused around LIRR, this site will also include NYCity remnants in the future by Paul Strubeck.

    Friends of Locomotive #35 and the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum
    Our group will shortly begin exterior refurbishment of the Oyster Bay Train Station to its pre 1964 condition. We have been having a problem finding interior photos of what the station looked like until 1963. Anyone with information please contact us.

     

    Hempstead Plains & LIRR Info
    Nice work on this geologic area served by the LIRR.

     Long Island Rail Road History Site
    Bob Andersen's LIRR site, a must visit.

     The Railroad Museum of Long Island
    Photos, maps, restorations, etc. located in Greenport.


     Forgotten NY
    Forgotten, overlooked and ancient sights of New York City and Long Island.

    New York & Atlantic Railway
    Operations began in May of 1997 of the newly-privatized concession to operate freight trains on lines owned by the Long Island Railroad.

     New York Regional Rail (NY Cross Harbor Railroad - NYCH)
    NYCH owns the ONLY rail floatbarge operation that crosses New York Harbor. Interesting...

    New York Connecting Railroad
    A volunteer organization incorporated to preserve the history of this joint venture between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New Haven.

     Existing Railroad Stations in New York State
    Charles P. Woolever's extensive site; photos, maps, updated frequently. A favorite.

    Long Island Rail Road History Pages
    Sam Berliner, III's extensive work on the LIRR.

    "Steel Rails Through The Pines:  The First 150 Years of the Syosset Train Station
     Posted on the 150th anniversary of the completion of tracks into what is now downtown Syosset, this site provides a layman's view of the railroad's history in Syosset and how it fueled the growth and personality of the hamlet over the years.
    Tom Montalbano's nice work.

    Long Island Rail Road - Montauk Branch
    Nick Kalis' prototype research modeling site.